Search - Out of Phase :: Dark Side of the Moon 2001

You call this a tribute?

Andrew C. Sikora | CA | 05/12/2001

(1 out of 5 stars)

"And I thought The Wall 2000 was bad. I may be a narrow minded PF fan, but I also dig electronica. /Good/ electronica. I've heard MIDI files of Dark Side classics that sound better than this. And on that note, this album sounds suspiciously (almost exactly) like certain Pink Floyd MIDIs I've downloaded. Particularly the butcherd renditions of Brain Damage (with odd tempo changes that make me wanna scream) and Money.What's best about the original is that it can inspire an emotional response. All the passion and intensity is missing. The acoustic landscapes painted by Pink Floyd are totally lacking, and I don't know that most people in their late teens and early twenties (as that seems to be the target audience) will either understand this or want to listen to it again.Out of Phase, don't complain when you rework what some, including myself, would call a masterpiece and a few folks don't like it. OK?"

Depends on what you expect...

Christopher A Elwell | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL United States | 09/29/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"No one in their right mind would consider this to be a great re-make or cover of the original album by Pink Floyd, but then again, I don't think it's supposed to be. As the cover says, it's a tribute. As such, Out of Phase took the original lyrics and music and played them according to their own vision of how the music should sound. Although this often doesn't jive very well with the Floyd original, it is musically interesting most of the time. Some of their musical alterations work well, others don't. As a whole, though, it isn't half bad. I haven't heard the Wall tribute yet, but they also recently did one to "Animals", which I also have. It's worthwhile if you're a Floyd fan who can actually stand electronic-flavored music. One has to wonder, though, if they plan on trying to tackle "Wish You Were Here"."

Not quite there

D. M. Akins | North Carolina | 06/10/2005

(1 out of 5 stars)

"Pink Floyd is a hard band to cover, but I have seen it done. Not here though. These guys did alright for a while, but when they hit "Any Colour You Like", they really bombed. It sounds more like a gang of monkeys attacking a keyboard. In short, this is blasphemy to probably the greatest album of all time and you should really keep your distance."